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"Education has certainly changed from when I was in school, but when one of my grandkids started pre-kindergarten this year, I realized just how different things were since my youngest child was in high school just seven years ago. Along with the usual school supplies of notebooks and pencils, wireless devices are quickly becoming indispensable learning aids in schools."

"This video features Taylor Mali, who is a slam poetry performer, and has been on seven National Poetry Slam teams. He is best known in the education world for his poem, "What Teachers Make," an inspirational reflection of his nine years teaching."

"Classroom Video ConferenceThe author of two books, 12-year-old Adora Svitak published her first, Flying Fingers, at the age of seven. In addition, she has spoken at some of the nation's pre-eminent education conferences and taught students around the world via her video conferencing programs. Most recently, she spoke at the TED conference. "

creating course to help teachers build PLNs (Personal Learning Networks. Use these 7 Habits of Connected People. PLN's Social Netowrking, Twitter and such.